H96 Max Rockchip RK3399 Hexa Core Android 6.0 4K TV Box

H96 Max Rockchip RK3399 Hexa Core Android 6.0 4K TV Box Overview

The H96 Max Rockchip RK3399 Hexa Core Android 6.0 4K TV Box, is the 4th generation of this TV box line that went from the H96 Pro, to the H96 Pro Plus, then the upgraded H96 Pro Plus to Windows 7.1, and now H96 Max. Where as its predecessors ran on an Amlogic S912 hardware which had its limitations, the H96 Max breaks those barriers and present a whole new way to use TV boxes.

Hardware

The H96 Max sports the new Rockchip RK3399 hexa core CPU running up 2.0GHz. The RK3399 is made of two CPUs, the Cortex A53 quad core CPU at 1.5GHz, and the Cortex A72 at 2.0GHz. For a combined six cores (hexa core) running on a 64bit instruction set. Where as before boxes used to have a limit of 1.5GHz under the Amlogic S912 system, the Rockchip system allows the box to run at 2.0GHz as advertised.

The H96 Max also sports a new GPU. With the new Rockchip RK3399, the CPU provides support for the new ARM Mali T860MP4 (Quad Core) GPU running up to 750MHz. When supported by codecs like H.264, H.265, HEVC, and VP9 decoding, the H96 Max can play 4K videos at 60fps, and play digital 5.1 surround sound with DTs audio and True HD. 3D gaming is faster, smoother, and in higher detail.

This model of the H96 Max, comes with 4GB of LPDDR3 RAM, and 32GB of internal storage. There is also a 2GB 16GB model for a lower price which contains the Hexa core CPU and 64bit system. You also have convertible storage via SD card up to 64GB.

The H96 Max, comes with 802.11 ac 2.4GHz + 5.8GHz WiFi, and Bluetooth 4.0. The WiFi chip used in this model is the (WiFi Chip: 6255 ).

IO Ports

The H96 Max, comes with:

1 HDMI 2.0

1 RJ45

1 AV port

1 Optical Audio

1 DC power adapter

1 USB 3.0

1 USB 2.0

1 USB type C thunderbolt

1 SD card

Software

The H96 Max runs on Android 6.0 marshmallow operating system, with features like convertible storage and advanced permissions settings for individual apps. This provides a more efficient operating system by controlling permissions upon request only.

The H96 Max, comes with Miracast and DLNA allowing you to sync your smartphone, tablet, and android device with the H96 Max, to stream content directly to you big screen, with very responsive interface.

The H96 Max, has full access to the Google Play Store, where you can download and install any app you like. The box also come with app installer for downloading and installing APK files.

When it comes to Gaming, the H96 Max no longer has to struggle for internal storage to download and play large Android games, or have to turn down graphics settings for games to run a little better. The H96 Max, has all the power you need to download very large Android games with ease.

Conclusion

The H96 Max is going have very high benchmarks scores similar to the Yundoo Y8 because of the similar hardware configuration. After the full review, I will update my review the show benchmarks, user experience, and my personal thoughts and opinion on this device, so subscribe to my YouTube to be notified when the review has been posted.